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The formal office of the United States postmaster general was established by act of government on September 22, 1789. [8] From 1829 to 1971, the postmaster general was the head of the Post Office Department (or simply "Post Office" until the 1820s. [9]: 60–65 ) and was a member of the president's Cabinet.
Louis DeJoy (born 1956/57 [citation needed]) is an American businessman serving as the 75th U.S. postmaster general.He was appointed in May 2020 by the Board of Governors of the United States Postal Service (USPS).
On June 15, 2020, the TEC, comprising five members, selected Louis DeJoy to succeed Megan Brennan as Postmaster General (PMG). The Senate confirmed both nominations on June 18, 2020. As of January 2021, the board had six appointed members plus the postmaster general, sufficient to constitute a quorum on the board. Five of the board members are ...
Postmaster general covers his ears from House Republican questioning during Oversight hearing. Juliann Ventura. December 10, 2024 at 11:19 AM. ... “Our office is growing.” ...
On November 14, 2014, the U.S. Postal Service's Board of Governors voted to appoint Brennan postmaster general to succeed Patrick R. Donahoe, who was set to retire in February 2015. In May 2018, the Washington Post reported that President Trump personally pushed her to double the rates on Amazon and other firms. [8]
In the 2020 general election, the service delivered 99.89 percent of ballots from voters to election officials within seven days, a success amid the influx of mailed ballots during the COVID-19 ...
Montgomery Blair (May 10, 1813 – July 27, 1883) was an American politician and lawyer from Maryland.He served in the Lincoln administration cabinet as Postmaster-General from 1861 to 1864, during the Civil War.
Postmaster General Louis DeJoy has a message for America: The U.S. Postal Service is ready for a flood of election mail and is better positioned to do so than it was four years ago. The Postal ...